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Beginning this month, the Texas Department of Public Safety will begin recording the height, weight and "waist [belly] measurement" of its 4,297 commissioned officers during their routine physical readiness tests to determine if they are obese.

5.11 Tactical is once again sponsoring the CrossFit Games Service Open. The Service Open seeks to find the fittest in military, law enforcement, and fire. In the process the CrossFit games honors those who sacrificed to serve their country and community.

5.11 Tactical is once again sponsoring the CrossFit Games Service Open. The Service Open seeks to find the fittest in military, law enforcement, and fire. In the process the CrossFit games honors those who sacrificed to serve their country and community. More Here.

In time, and with practice, you can apply your breathing practice as a response to stress and to help with emotional regulation even when responding to high-priority radio calls and after critical incidents.

How much sleep are you getting? When you are in law enforcement, the answer is most likely "not enough." But the best performance-enhancing drug is getting enough sleep per night as consistently as possible.

There are science-based methods that have been developed to help manage the physical and mental stresses placed on high-level athletes and these methodologies can be adapted to help manage the physical and mental stresses that are placed upon you by this profession.

Last Friday the Colorado Springs Police Department agreed to the demands of 12 female officers who filed a civil suit claiming the fitness tests are discriminatory. All the officers were over the age of 40. More Here.